Henry Gordon Clappison Explained

Henry Gordon Clappison
Birth Date:1 October 1898
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nickname:Harry
Allegiance:Canada
United Kingdom
Branch:Canadian Expeditionary Force
Royal Air Force
Serviceyears:1917 - 1919
Rank:Captain
Unit:91st Highlander Regiment
No. 204 Squadron RAF
Awards:Belgian Croix de Guerre

Captain Henry Gordon Clappison (October 1, 1898  - May 15, 1977) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.[1]

Clappison's run of victories came late in World War I. He was assigned to 204 Squadron in August 1918 to pilot a Sopwith Camel. He set afire a Fokker D.VII on 20 September 1918 and ran up five more wins over D.VIIs by November 1. His final tally was two destroyed, four driven down out of control.[2]

References

Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990., .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Henry Gordon Clappison . www.theaerodrome.com . 12 February 2010.
  2. Book: Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920 . 104 .